David Benavidez vs. Oleksandr Gvozdyk: Live round-by-round updates

Saturday, June 15, 2024 - 07:05

David Benavidez and Oleksandr Gvozdyk face off Saturday at Tank vs. Martin in Las Vegas. | Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images

MMA Fighting has David Benavidez vs. Oleksandr Gvozdyk live round-by-round updates for boxing’s interim light heavyweight title fight on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.

Benavidez vs. Gvozdyk is expected to begin around 10 p.m. ET on PPV.com and Amazon Prime PPV. Check out our Tank vs. Martin results page to find out what happened on the undercard and in the main event.

Benavidez (28-0, 24 KOs) is a two-time WBC super middleweight champion and the current WBC super middleweight interim champion. The undefeated 27-year-old captured the interim belt with a 2022 knockout of David Lemieux, then defended it with back-to-back wins over Caleb Plant and Demetrius Andrade in 2023. He makes his light heavyweight return against Gvozdyk.

Gvozdyk (20-1, 16 KOs) is a Ukrainian former champion who held the WBC and lineal light heavyweight titles from 2018-19. After losing his belt to Artur Beterbiev, Gvozdyk took a four-year break from boxing, but returned in 2023 to pick up a trio of victories over Josue Obando, Ricards Bolotniks, and Isaac Rodrigues.

Benavidez and Gvozdyk face off for the interim WBC light heavyweight title.

Get the Benavidez vs. Gvozdyk round-by-round live blog below:

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